“At an operational level, the group has achieved a number of key strategic goals including securing further contracts with top-tier customers and a significant increase in APCR volumes, reaffirming our integrated waste management proposition with our customers.

“We have seen good momentum across our portfolio of businesses and remain well positioned to take advantage of opportunities across a broad number of sectors.

“The group’s cash generation and balance sheet remain robust and the board remains confident of maintaining its track record of year-on-year increases in profitability in 2017.”